Landscape management was blocked as unproven science so they adopted the new rules we called the 2015 rules. The rules do get rid of many issues when fully implemented but several of the large land owners are going after extending the finish date past 2015. Also the rules created the need for more roads ( average 6 miles plus per section now ) and the accumulative impacts for surging / low summer flows / stored RMZ silt migration are not part of it.

In addition the hanger on landscape management was not the timber lands but the urban areas with a mix of urban / rural as landscape management would manage each stream as a separate unit not bunching things in huge blocks. Imagine standing at a King County Council meeting and advocating a science driven landscape management plan for salmon ( which would just about end urban expansion ) and make the door!


Hey AM you might look at the thread on budget. Some of your things are up and you just MIGHT need Brian's help! Just sayin!